The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-12-15
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

About FIVE o'clock Wednesday morning
the alarm of FIRE was given, and it was dis
covered that the dry good store OF A. b, 4
W. W. Springer, on the west side Of the
square, was on fire. The flames soon spread
to I. W. Glover & Co.'S, and L. P. Dobbs
stores adjoining The hand fire engine
manned by the colored company, got in
good and efficient work at once on Dobbs
Store, which was burning rapidly on its
shingle roof The steam engine also com
mencod pouring two streams Of water on
the burning building and by the time the
roof was partially burned and fell in the
FIRE was extinguished and under control,
thus saving the hardware and tin goods in
Dobbs' store except in the damage by water
scorohing and breakage The remainder
of the block, three two story stores known
as the Nichols Hall, was saved although at
one time it looked as if the block was DOOM
ed. These three stores saved are occupied
by W. j NJ Hames, A. Y. Leake aud b r.
Legg. The fire department certainly de-
serve great credit for the very successful
and splendid work accomplished by them
They fought the FIRE bravely and won.
The corner store was occupied by the
Springer Brothers with dry goods stock
worth $1,000, insurance $4,000 DR., j. w.
Bozeman also had u jewelry and repair es'
Enlistment, and was carrying about $4,000
worth of goods, as agent for other parties,
and about So, 500 worth of these goods were
burned up, the balance being in the safe,
their condition yet unknown. A small in
surance was on some OF these goods, Mr.
G. c. Burnap, banker, and w. f. Groves 4
Bro, insurance agents also had places of
business in the store. Mr.. Burnap had
$3.50 insurance The fire was first seen
bursting out at the corner OF the building
occupied by j, W. Bozeman T. W GLOW
err 4 Co., carried $4,000 stock of grocer
les, meats, &c, and had an insurance of ST.
625. +. p Dobbs' stock OF hardware, &c, is
estimated by him at $4,000, with $4,000
insurance. Mr. Cliff Dobbs, his book keep
er, thinks their damages will amount to as
much ae their insurance or more. The
stores of Messrs Hames and Leake we're
damaged some by water.
The origin of the fine is unknown but it
is surmised that it was the work of an in
cendiary engaged in robbery This theory
is sustained by the fact the blacksmith shop
attached to Barrowg 4 Raileys marble
works, was broken open and some fifteen
steel drills were stolen 1t Ia, also, stated
by the nighkwatchman at the Kennesaw
Mills, Mr.. BV Nell, that about four o clock
pfs"oi7T morning he observed an un
city pm turn out the street lamp in reay
% the ore at the railroad esosstng About
e yau ik the building was on 6Fa.su y =
is theAssssafffis stt5e''fss' has ss.a I51q'
nn, MozisT eeracbing or opening some
10 the four safes in Springers store, as the
bank has its valuables in one Of tkssH,
while DR. Bozeman has-s~aaAs.gold Y;.Nhes,
&C., in anothss-e p 9S.s es.s IJhaet6ey the
cafes gsys q, With has not been as.
certaiued at this writing, as the s'bre-
eludes an examination.
The good work done by the fire depart
ment and the saving of SO much valuable
property from destruction, is being praised
by everybody,
4he buildings We're owned by John W.
Hills heirs and had an Insurance Of 81 900
EACH
Mr. y. p. nobbs says he viii be in BUSH
ness again as soon as the roof can be put
on the building and the insurance adjusted.
The night Waterman had been off duty
since Sunday night, consequently the town
was left unguarded